Cory Everson

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Cory Everson
Personal Info
Nickname "Female Arnold"
Birth January 4, 1958 (1958-01-04) (age 50), Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 5' 8"
Weight (In Season): 150-153 lbs.
(Off-Season):160-161 lbs.
Professional Career
Pro-debut IFBB North American, 1982
Best win Undefeated in professional competition
Ms. Olympia six consecutive times, 1984-1989
Predecessor Carla Dunlap
Successor Lenda Murray
Active Retired 1989

Corinna Kneuer (born January 4, 1958), best known by her stage name Cory (or Corey) Everson, is an American female bodybuilding champion and actress, born in Racine, Wisconsin. She won the Ms. Olympia contest six years in a row between 1984 and 1989.

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[edit] Education

Corinna Kneuer attended Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois, where she was a four sport star (gymnastics, track & field, badminton, and swimming). She majored in interior design at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she also won four Big Ten pentathlon championships.

While attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she met Jeff Everson, a competitive bodybuilder who worked there as a strength coach. They were married in 1982.

[edit] Bodybuilding career

Cory Everson began to train seriously as a bodybuilder after her graduation, and made rapid progress.

[edit] Contest history

Aside from her six consecutive Ms. Olympia titles, Everson holds the distinction of being the only woman with an undefeated record in professional bodybuilding competition.

[edit] Awards and honors

In January 1999, aged 40, Everson was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame. She was inducted into the Muscle Beach Venice Body Building Hall of Fame on September 5, 2005.

At the 2007 Arnold Classic she became the first woman to be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

[edit] Film and television career

After retiring from competition, Everson entered acting. Her movie credits include Double Impact (1991), Natural Born Killers (1994), and Ballistic (1995).

Everson has made a number of TV guest appearances, most notably playing Atalanta on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

Everson was the original host of the fitness show BodyShaping, which she also produced. She also hosted her own exercise show on ESPN, Cory Everson's Gotta Sweat, for seven years.

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1996 Felony Sondra
1995 Ballistic Claudia
1994 Natural Born Killers TV Mallory
1991 Double Impact Kara
1986 The Morning After Miss Olympia

[edit] Television work

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Charmed Hulk Paige Episode: "Hulkus Pocus" as Corey Everson
1998 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Atalanta Episode: "If I Had a Hammer"
1997 Home Improvement Herself Episode: "Pump You Up"
1996 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Atalanta Episode: "Let the Games Begin"
Goode Behavior Episode: "Goode Sport"
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Mara Episodes: "Tarzan's Return: Part 1" and "Part 2"
Strange Luck Physik Receptionist Episode: "Wrong Number"
1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Atalanta Episode: "Ares"
1994 Renegade Aurora Episode: "Muscle Beach"
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Amazon Woman #1 Episode: "Wall of Sound"
1993 The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. Katrina Schwenke Episodes: "No Man's Land" and "Steel Horses"

[edit] Family

Cory and Jeff Everson divorced in 1996; however, she kept 'Everson' as her stage name. She married Dr. Steve Donia, a cosmetic dentist, in 1998; they have two children that they adopted from Russia. Everson's sister, Cameo Kneuer, is a two-time Ms. National Fitness champion.

[edit] Books authored

[edit] References

  • Hogan, Babs, "Cory at 50", Iron Man Magazine, February 2008
  • Todd, Jan, "Cory Everson", St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, Gale Group, 1999
  • Alan, Paul. '88 MS. OLYMPIA . Ronkonkoma: Muscular Development, March 1989. ISSN 004/-8415. (Ronkonkoma, NY: Advance Research Press, 1989. Features: pages 40-51 cover the 1988 Ms. Olympia competition.

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